PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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The nation’s ethnic and racial diversity decreased.
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The nation’s rural population expanded as the urban population dropped.
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The nation’s wealthier classes gained more power.
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The nation’s urban populations grew more diverse.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson. The law abolished the National Origins Formula, which had been the basis of U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s. The act removed de facto discrimination against Southern and Eastern Europeans and Asians, as well as other non-Western and Northern European ethnic groups from American immigration policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Immigration Act of 1965 begin to change the composition of the American population? The Immigration Act of 1965 begin to change the composition of the American population by more openly allowing immigrants from all parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa to enter the US.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Immigrants contribute to population growth because of both their own numbers and their above-average fertility. Most of those who immigrate are working-age adults, so immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born residents to be in their child-bearing years.